Start with conditions, not a product
With three rivers converging near downtown, storm water in Fort Wayne can back up fast -- how long a breach sat open before it was addressed changes the whole scope. and there's no emergency-speed promise attached to this page.
Build a complete scope
- Where wind, hail, or rising water actually breached the exterior
- Tarping or board-up before the next system arrives
- Roofing and siding materials matched to the existing home
- Documentation useful for an insurance claim
- What's excluded if another storm hits mid-repair
Fort Wayne context
Fort Wayne's location at the meeting point of the St. Marys, St. Joseph, and Maumee Rivers has shaped its flood history since the fort that gave the city its name was built there in 1794. All three rivers can rise rapidly after heavy rain or spring snowmelt, and the city's flat terrain and heavy clay soils hold that water near the surface once it arrives. The March 1982 flood was severe enough that the city relocated some of the most vulnerable homes and businesses and built flood-absorbing parkland along the rivers -- work that still shapes how Fort Wayne responds to water damage today.